{"id":1841,"date":"2014-11-03T23:53:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T23:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/2014\/11\/coin-opera-ii-custom-poems-5-fallen-london-for-claire-trevien.html\/"},"modified":"2016-10-11T19:09:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:09:55","slug":"coin-opera-ii-custom-poems-5-fallen-london-for-claire-trevien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/2014\/11\/coin-opera-ii-custom-poems-5-fallen-london-for-claire-trevien.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Coin Opera II custom poems #5: Fallen London for Claire Tr\u00e9vien"},"content":{"rendered":"As top-tier rewards during our Kickstarter campaign<\/a> to fund the printing of video games poetry anthology Coin Opera II<\/i><\/b>, we offered backers the chance to have their own custom poem written on a game of their choice. In the run-up to our Seven-Player Co-op event<\/a><\/b> on Thursday 6th November<\/b> at Four Quarters Bar, Peckham<\/b>, we’ll be revealing the finished poems, now in the hands of their wonderful backers.

Poet and storyteller Claire Tr\u00e9vien<\/a> selected Failbetter Games<\/b>‘ steampunk text adventure Fallen London<\/a><\/b><\/i>. Kirsty used the familiar refrain of the game to bring the narrative swinging back around each time.

Here’s what a mysterious stranger dropped through Claire’s door:

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And here’s the poem to read (simpler text below, as the author was a scrawler):

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<\/div>Hmm. This might be a bit easier on the eye:

Delicious Friend<\/b><\/span>
For Claire Tr\u00e9vien<\/i>

The Embassy is quiet tonight.
No lesser imps by sulphurlight.
You could go home and pour a tot.
Perhaps not.<\/i>

No, you have business. Old acquaintance.
A scent of debt and smoking incense.
\u201cI thought I\u2019d have to have you caught.\u201d
Perhaps not.<\/i>

She welcomes you with blazing eyes.
\u201cI do hope you can help,\u201d she sighs.
\u201cPerhaps you\u2019ve never been this hot.\u201d
Perhaps not.<\/i>

She tells you that she\u2019s burning up
and can\u2019t be quenched by any cup.
Your legs are weak. The candle\u2019s squat.
Perhaps not.<\/i>

You hand her now the blotto youth.
\u201cHe\u2019ll do quite well,\u201d she purrs. In truth,
you nearly ask, \u201cDo well for what?\u201d
Perhaps not.<\/i>

\u201cYour hand is empty. Stay awhile.
I\u2019d like to see that thieving smile.
You know, we both might learn a jot.\u201d
Perhaps not.<\/i>

\u201cWell, I\u2019ve jawed on for eons, kitten.
Tell me of your expedition.\u201d
Rapt, she wants to hear the lot.
Perhaps not.<\/i>

You tell her of the rubber men
who flubbled through the laudanum dens,
and nearly mention what they sought.
Perhaps not.<\/i>

The Carnival. The iron knives.
You tell her you live many lives.
\u201cWith many souls? Now there\u2019s a thought.\u201d
Perhaps not.<\/i>

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